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unusual facts about Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality


Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality

Groups, movements and individuals discussed in the book include UFO religions, Scientology, the New Age movement, Aum Shinrikyo, Meher Baba, Sufism, Children of God, Divine Light Mission, Deepak Chopra, Aleister Crowley, Werner Erhard, Erhard Seminars Training, and Landmark Forum, Falun Gong, Hare Krishna, Heaven's Gate, Peoples Temple, and many other groups.


1901 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Caspar Whitney of Outing magazine named two Wisconsin players, tackle Art Curtis and halfback Al "Norsky" Larson, as second-team players on his 1901 College Football All-America Team.

Berge G. Larsen

Larson is being investigated by Norwegian authorities over an alleged multi-million kroner tax evasion.

Bob Larson

During the late 1980s and into the 1990s, Bob Larson repeatedly debated, interviewed, and confronted Satanists, during the period known as the Satanic panic.

Bruce Larson

Larson is remembered for his red, white, and blue USA-1 Chevrolet Camaros.

Capture the Crown

On 5 January 2014 Matt Good (of From First to Last) tweeted that he would be producing Capture the Crown's new album alongside producer Taylor Larson (Periphery, Sky Eats Airplane) in DC.

Century Airlines pilots' strike

Several more congressmen vocalized their displeasure with Cord’s conduct including Representative William Larson from Georgia as well as Melvin Maas of Minnesota who asked the Secretaries of War and Navy to discourage military pilots on leave from flying Century planes, while two more representatives contacted the Mayor of Chicago to ask him to investigate the business affairs of Cord in Chicago.

Chad Larson

As of 2012, Larson also portrays Crash McLarson on The Hub original series The Aquabats! Super Show!

Co-op High School

It was originally housed at the former site of Larson College (now Quinnipiac University) at 1450 Whitney Avenue in Hamden (now a privately owned elder care facility called Atria Larson Place).

Columbus, North Dakota

Both this town and nearby Larson were named for an early postmaster who served the area (Columbus Larson), making it possibly the only town so named that was not named for Christopher Columbus.

Danny Rolling

Rolling was also the subject of a 2010 episode of Cold Blood, and a brief mention in a 2012 episode of "Motives and Murders" entitled "Not Again" where Sonja Larson's brother Jim Larson experienced the rape and murder of his wife Carla Larson on the Investigation Discovery channel.

David Larson

Larson was selected for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team, but was unable to compete because U.S. President Jimmy Carter organized the boycott of the Moscow Olympics in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development

He also served as Legislative Assistant for Representative Leonard Boswell, focusing primarily on Rep. Boswell’s work on the House Agriculture Committee, and as a Clerk for Justice Jerry Larson of the Iowa Supreme Court.

Donald May

In 1962, May played a physician, Paul Larson in the episode "County General" of ABC's drama series, Bus Stop, starring Marilyn Maxwell.

Five Little Peppers

The Pepper books were the inspiration for a brief series of feature films produced by Columbia Pictures in 1939 & '40. The four films were vehicles for Columbia's juvenile star Edith Fellows, who played Polly. The rest of the kids were Charles Peck as Ben, Tommy Bond of Our Gang as Joey, Robert Boyce "Bobby" Larson as Davie, and Dorothy Ann Seese as Phronsie.

Gordon K. Larson

Larson's 74 wins are second most in the history of the Akron Zips football program, trailing only the 80 tallied by his assistant and successor, Jim Dennison.

Ifakara

Ifakara is home to the Mbunga tribe though the population today constitutes of the Pogolo and Ndamba tribes as well as descendants of royalty from Zululand (Larson 1976:14).

Institute for Middle East Understanding

The names included, Samar Assad, Executive Director of the Washington, DC-based Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development, Diana Buttu, a Ramallah-based attorney and former advisor to Palestinian negotiators, Omar Dajani, a San Francisco-based law professor and former legal advisor to United Nations Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larson and Nadia Hijab, a Senior Fellow at the Washington, DC-based Institute for Palestine Studies.

Jordan, Wisconsin

Others to follow him were: John and George Shelton from Virginia in 1836, Lars Larson Bothan from Norway in 1843, brothers Ole Iverson from Vik, Norway in 1843 and Axel Iverson from Voss, Norway in 1844, Curtis Hard and Henry Crary in 1845.

Jud Larson

Larson drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1956-1959 and 1964-1965 seasons with 53 starts, including the 1958 and 1959 Indianapolis 500 races.

Julius Hegyi

Survived by widow, Nancy Hegyi, of Fountain Hills, Arizona, sister Louise Larson, daughter Lisa Hegyi Raymond, and grandchildren.

Keith Larson

On August 23, 2011 Keith Larson interviewed Vernon Robinson as he was running for Congress in the 8th district.

During the 2010 Republican presidential primary for the 8th congressional district Larson feuded with both Tim D'Annunzio (R) and Harold Johnson (R).

Larson Air Force Base

Larson's P-51D Mustang (AAF Ser. No. 44-13881, nose-name "Mary, Queen of Scotts") was shot down and crashed on 4 August 1944 near Uelzen, Germany.

Larson House

Dr. Albert M. and Evelyn M. Brandt House, Bismarck, North Dakota, also known as the Francis and Leona Larson House, NRHP-listed

Lauren Wood

Larson would later record two more songs written by Wood for her 1988 album Shadows of Love.

Leo Hoegh

In 1953, he was appointed Iowa Attorney General by Governor William Beardsley, filling a position created by Beardsley's appointment of Robert L. Larson to the Iowa Supreme Court.

Leon Larson

Leon Larson (1883—1922), sometimes written Larsson, was a Swedish anarchist and political poet, born in Skutskär.

Lisa Larson

Larson left Gustavsberg in 1980 to work freelance for a number of Swedish companies including Duka, Kooperativa Förbundet and Åhléns.

Lyle Larson

Larson was elected on a nonpartisan ballot in 1991 to the San Antonio City Council, on which he served from District 10 for two two-year terms under Mayor Nelson Wolff.

Mattie Larson

Larson made a strong comeback in 2010 winning the all-around competition at the CoverGirl Classic in July.

Middleton Tract, California

Other notable personages who owned cabins in the Middleton Tract include famed Palo Alto Architect Birge Clark, Round Table Pizza founder Bill Larson, Stanford University Professor of Education Avlarez, and one of the Mozilla Foundation/Mozilla Corporation's founders Asa Dotzler.

Pasek

Benj Pasek, half of the Pasek and Paul writing team, youngest winners of the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation award

Pete Larson

Peter Larson (born 1952) is an American paleontologist from the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research that led the team that excavated "Sue", one of the most complete specimens of Tyrannosaurus rex found to date.

Sandra Larsson

Reviewer Kurt Halfyard of Twitchfilms.com praised Larson's chemistry she shared with fellow Swedish actor Thomas Hedengran.

SONOR Ensemble

Members included UCSD Faculty such as Philip Larson, Edwin Harkins, Carol Plantamura, János Négyesy, John Fonville, Robert Zelickman, Steven Schick, Charles Curtis, Aleck Karis, Peter Farrell, Bertram Turetzky as well as associates and graduate students such as Päivikki Nykter, Hugh Livingston, Susan Barrett, Ross Karre, Rob Esler, Fabio Oliveira, Gregory Stuart, Justin Dehartand and Orin Hildestad.

Steve Larson

Larson has opened for many artists solo and with the Steve Larson Band, including Shooter Jennings, Hank III, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Reckless Kelly, Billy Joe Shaver,Dick Dale, JR Brown, Stoney LaRue,Sammy Hagar, John Fogerty, Kid Rock, and Hans Olson.

The Ark, London

The Ark, so called in reference to its hull-like profile, was designed by celebrated architect Ralph Erskine, for Swedish developers Ake Larson and Pronator.

Tick, Tick... Boom!

The performance attracted the attention of a young producer named Jeffrey Seller, who became a fan of Larson's work.

World Radio Missionary Fellowship, Inc.

At the time of the WRMF's incorporation, corporation officers were Adam Welty as treasurer, Ruth Churchill, secretary, and Lance Latham and his wife, Virginia along with Howard Jones and Reuben Larson serving on the board of directors.

The corporation's first officers were Adam Welty as treasurer, Ruth Churchill, secretary, and Lance Latham and his wife, Virginia, along with Howard Jones and Reuben Larson serving on the board of directors.

Zarana

Zarana's fabricated identity was Friday, real name Jennifer K. Larson, born in Hialeah, Florida.


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